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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-03-05-ConCom-min.pdf TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION C©IT?ISSION MINUTES of Ce irss1on meeting of March SD 1974. The meeting was Galled to girder by the Chairman, Yin. Frick, at 8702 p.m., with DA. Friedman, Mesdames Rawls! and Sealoton (Amseaai•. ate) , rand Mesar'ra Larson, Smith and lfilliatas present. Aloe pre- Sent was selsainiatrativ a Assistant David Hughes and visitor® Denise Griffin, Barbara McGinness and J©an Christiansen, all students, and Sally Hornig, formerly of Lexington. M aetinma_,inApri'±. .Agreed to Maintain weekly Tuesday schedule, MOS' In, Wised. Inquiries keep coming from other towns. A lengthy que y fre e Sadbury Cann Wetlands Pvotection Amt procedures was assigned to Commission members to awat?xr. (GLD PIF.) Interfaith Housing;, srsvironmenta l Aaceesrment. Weisaat Wathon-Duma, ® apg�elared sssis®a Uy oaf gs flung efihe meeting, described and showed on papa th® Interfaith Housing plan for six townhouses at Garfield and Hickory Streets, for Which MFPA had requested written decu ass tation of the Conservation Commission's position with resepo©t to need for Wetland Protection Lot proceedings. Commission promised such a letter as aeon a® possible, which would state that thi Gamit sion, booed upon infonsation nose available would not r®quire WPA. proceedings. Scenic Reads Status report asked of Mr. Vesicant Worthen-Paan by the MEMBIgEr. He said that a Saenia Road could be designated by either the Board of Selectmen or Town Meeting, -won recommenda- tion or request of the Conservation Commission, Planning :,ar•d or fisterie Bic r'ieta Commission. If a road is declared "Scenic" any changes or o©nsta'ussatioa requiting the removal of trees op stone salla ®tumid not be done without a public hearing held by the Planning lord. Locally-determined criteria for scenic. roads Ore needed. Kr. Wathon-Dunn recommended that a new committee be formed by augmenting the. aolf- pointod "scenic roads committee" of himself, Joan Cr'others and Spencer Levan, with representativee from the Planning Hoard rand Co miaaaion. Subdivision Process. Memo from the Planning Beard on this subject a°ea "Carers agr�eec'd to this policy. (C£,, .1141 Plsann2a 4, arard R¢+xtsaesat for Stucit B$ nem for wetland areas noted. w. OF, MR) residenat° 04 Problems with Abutters/in Cutler Farm Road area noted with respect a to Artier lel. WeigRborhood &meet tng Nar oh 10 evve2ing.(DW) N6y�t1i St. to East St . ]Pike Paths.. Memo Fran Town Engineer James Chase asks if Wetlands Pr^®teetion Aet preeemsa is necessary. Consensus No: Letter from -i nei ' bar regarding motorized vehioIxs' Qac of paths discussed as enforcement csent prrsbl:e a. COLAS) Citizen reel/west to see appraisals of pest land purchases to be FiretrarTi Yana Counsel for advice. (JP) 0. Conservation Commission Minutes 3/5/7b. Page MIA Bus Tour route reviewed. Walk-through recommended nor UliiidrAvensas and GTeonap and Whiter Sands. (JP) Bow Btrent. VOTED that the Lexington 'Conservation Commission will obtain the eonsent of the Cormissiener of the Depar°taeent of Natural. Resources before consenting to allow any of tho acts set forth in the list of' restrit tions appearing In the Con- servation Easement Prrsi Ralph D. Cvstnldoo to th© Town of Lexing- ton dated January 31, 1974. This motion Voted at the raccean-a- tion of Town Counsel, to that the Saw Street oonaervation re striation would be ace table for the Commissioner to aign. DER did not guessti©n. tii,l.ar terms in the Living and Learning easement, 11. laendab1 Cor- varation. 6ePago letter from Town Engineer lists u�0 0 urtreeeo�vt& legal and engineering problems with this proposed development. DNR advice on hew to precede to be sought. (OLv MR, FF0 EC) } as°oi.®ae. Inquiry to be made if all revised plana:* have been nub- as g a to DPW/Engineering. 4D0 Claire .(201-U) Draft conditions to be ready for consideration n®n iso :" (DU) wit/ take p1Raoe t3caW Brook Pieeti t ;/ldorada,y0 E4arake 11 eveming at the National Park kese'gL%ar ©rrn® tke eission was reminded. (Wi) Flutes o:{' Pebrsrraa'.y122. 3.914 ,b gsssioaa kIeet Crag approved es Executive Session was declared between 10:20 p.m. and 11:10 p.m. The mooting adjourned at 11:21 p.rn. until Tuesdays, Marsh 120 at 8 p.m. in to Planning Board office. Respectfully a ztaitted, Erna 3. gree:aim Seasrstasry to the Commission